Better Newspapers Competition (BNC) 
General Excellence 2017

Class A: Under 1100

Best Overall Score

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Hanna Herald
3. Vulcan Advocate

Best Front Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Consort Enterprise
3. Vulcan Advocate

Best Editorial Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Vulcan Advocate
3. Viking Weekly Review

Best Sports Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Hanna Herald
3. Bashaw Star

Class B: 1100-1999

Best Overall Score

1. High Prairie South Peace News
2. Claresholm Local Press
3. Drayton Valley Western Review

Best Front Page

1. Drayton Valley Western Review
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Claresholm Local Press

Best Editorial Page

1. Claresholm Local Press
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Taber Times

Best Sports Page

1. Taber Times
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Lac La Biche Post

Class C: 2000-3499

Best Overall Score

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Brooks Bulletin
3. St. Paul Journal

Best Front Page

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Jasper Fitzhugh
3. Brooks Bulletin

Best Editorial Page

1. Athabasca Advocate
2. Barrhead Leader
3. Brooks Bulletin

Best Sports Page

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Westlock News
3. Barrhead Leader

Class D: 3500-6499

Best Overall Score

1. Ponoka News
2. Wainwright Star/Edge
3. Yellowknife Yellowknifer

Best Front Page

1. Bow Island Commentator
2. Coaldale Sunny South News
3. Wainwright Star/Edge

Best Editorial Page

1. Yellowknife Yellowknifer
2. Wainwright Star/Edge
3. Ponoka News

Best Sports Page

1. Wainwright Star/Edge
2. Ponoka News
3. Yellowknife Yellowknifer

Class E: 6500-12,499

Best Overall Score

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Cochrane Eagle
3. Strahmore Times

Best Front Page

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Cochrane Eagle
3. Strahmore Times

Best Editorial Page

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Cochrane Eagle
3. Olds Albertan

Best Sports Page

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Cochrane Eagle
3. Strahmore Times

Class F: 12,500 and over

Best Overall Score

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Okotoks Western Wheel
3. Sherwood Park News

Best Front Page

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Okotoks Western Wheel
3. Camrose Canadian

Best Editorial Page

1. Sherwood Park News
2. St. Albert Gazette
3. Red Deer Express

Best Sports Page

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Sherwood Park News
3. Okotoks Western Wheel